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In a refreshing discussion of COD Aid that’s what Andrew Rogerson calls our idea. Rogerson is an experienced player in aid delivery, having been at DfID and the OECD/Development Assistance Committee. His smart summary covers the latest news, including a pilot of COD Aid for Ethiopia being planned at DfID. It is smartly presented (as in COD implies for the recipient “no free lunch”), with an eye on the practical questions sponsors of COD Aid face.